IPL 2026: Who said what after RCB vs DC match 26
Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets in IPL 2026 as KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs led a successful chase of 176.
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Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets in Match 27 of IPL 2026 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Chasing 176, DC reached the target in 19.5 overs. KL Rahul played a very good innings of 57 off 34 balls, while Tristan Stubbs stayed not out on 60 off 47 balls. Axar Patel scored 26 before he had to leave the field due to cramps. In the end, David Miller finished the match with 22* off 10 balls and hit the winning boundary.
Earlier, RCB scored 175/8 in 20 overs. Phil Salt was the top scorer with 63 off 38 balls, while Virat Kohli made 19. Devdutt Padikkal added 18 as RCB reached 99/1 at one stage. However, after Salt got out, RCB lost momentum. Tim David scored 26 off 17, but the middle order couldn’t score quickly, and only 29 runs came in the last four overs.
For Delhi Capitals, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel took 2 wickets each, while Lungi Ngidi also picked 2 wickets. In pursuit, DC lost quick wickets and were 18/3, but Rahul and Stubbs built a solid partnership to revive the innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 wickets for RCB but rest of the bowlers could not back him. DC held their nerve and finished the chase for a comfortable victory.
RCB vs DC: Who said what after the match
Rajat Patidar (RCB captain):
"That was very close, but I feel that we were 15-20 runs short. The way we started initially, especially Virat bhai and Salt, they have given a good start, but from there, after 12-13 overs, we lost wickets in a couple of overs and that put us on the backseat. I think in the first inning, it was a bit tacky, I would say. But I think the way we stretched in the last over, I think that's a positive sign for us. But I think I was just discussing with the bowlers that be clear whatever you do. It's a long tournament, but I think we will go back and introspect where we put the errors and we'll rectify them."
KL Rahul (DC stand-in captain):
"Wicket did a bit early on. I could see Virat and Salt not happy with the way the ball was coming on and we lost three wickets in the powerplay. Overall a good game of cricket. The conversation was to try and keep playing good cricket shots and how we can find the boundaries. We didn't want to go into a shell and the run rate keeps going up. We didn't want to take it too deep and try and put the pressure on the bowlers. There was faith in Stubbs and Miller. They do this on the daily for South Africa and franchise cricket. We also knew the last over would be a gamble for RCB and we knew it would be Shepherd or Suyash bowling so we had a good chance. Ideally we didn't want to take it into the 20th over, but we'll take the win."
Tristan Stubbs (Player of the Match):
"[Coming in at 18 for 3] I wasn't quite ready in the changing room. I just thought of watching the ball and going from there. Came in really early and last two overs of the powerplay I thought I could have a go. KL ended up having most of the strike and played great shots and kept up our momentum. I thought he's going well so I was just giving him the strike. [The pitch] It wasn't spinning or anything but just a little slow and low. Pretty much what I play on back at home. [The finish with Miller] Kept thinking three sixes and we're straight back in it. I always thought the worst case, in the last over we can get whatever we need. But I didn't want to take it into the last over. I knew we were going to do it, I didn't know how. But thankfully Miller was at the other end. It's his bread and butter."
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